One of the things that Japan-based technology giant Sony is best at is undoubtedly the cameras. In this context; Adding a new one to its work in the sector, Sony has announced a new camera kit focused on visually impaired people. Named “DSC-HX99 RNV”, this kit projects the image directly onto the retina of a visually impaired individual with its technology. So what does this mean?
Sony’s camera kit basically consists of two parts. The first is the point-and-shoot system, and the second is the viewfinder with laser retinal projection. Here’s the part that makes the difference for people with low vision, hidden in the viewfinder. Sony has succeeded in adapting the laser retinal projection used in the medical world to improve eyesight for a camera. The CEO of QD Laser, who helped develop the viewfinder, Dr. Mitsuru Sugawara states that the created projection is a completely new technology that has been put into practical use for the first time in the world.
Sony DSC-HX99 RNV looks like this
Sony’s camera kit for the visually impaired lacks the popular technologies in today’s camera world like OIS. In fact, the production purpose of this kit is not technologies such as OIS. The company designed such a product with the kit for people with poor eyesight to be interested in photography and even make it a hobby. Individuals with low vision will be able to perceive faces, traffic lights and colors much more clearly when they want to take photos or videos using the DSC-HX99 RNV.
Meanwhile; Let’s not go without mentioning this. Consumers will currently purchase the DSC-HX99 RNV in combination with the Cybershot DSC-HX99 camera released in 2018. The camera, which has a 24-720 mm zoom lens, includes a back-illuminated sensor that offers 18 MP resolution. The company states that the new product can be purchased for $ 600. Let’s explain for those who are wondering; If you want to buy a Sony Cybershot DSC-HX99 today, you have to pay $599.99. Sony probably decided to evaluate the remaining cameras with such a kit.
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